# Pipra Village, Sikti, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Pipra

Pipra is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,266 people in 245 households**, the 37th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 1,266people (2011)
- 245households
- 58.1%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Pipra PIN code and other codes

Pipra falls in Sikti sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatThengpur
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code222005

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pipra from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)45 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)45 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pipra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pipra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pipra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pipra

Of every 100 households in Pipra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pipra · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**14%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pipra?

■ Pipra · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**972

Working population ****36.0%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 43.8% for women. 46% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (61%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 101 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sikti

- Benga1,808 people
- Sohagmara1,660 people
- Aulabari1,534 people
- Dipnagar1,524 people
- Khoragachhi1,212 people
- Saida Pokhar1,205 people
- Dainia1,180 people
- Amgachhi Milik Arazi1,124 people

[All 57 villages in Sikti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/sikti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pipra from Araria?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pipra?1,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pipra in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pipra?58.1% (Census 2011)